bolometer

== English == === Etymology === Coined in 1878 by Samuel Pierpont Langley from Ancient Greek βολή (bolḗ, “a strike, a throw”) +‎ -meter. === Pronunciation === === Noun === bolometer (plural bolometers) (physics) A sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation. ==== Derived terms ==== microbolometer spectrobolometer ==== Related terms ==== bolometric bolometry ==== Translations ====